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About the Role

Lead and develop a network of Solicitor Advocates, shaping advocacy excellence and driving high-quality criminal law services across NSW. Provide supervision, management and mentorship of Solicitor Advocates in the Criminal Law Division and contribute to service delivery planning.

Responsibilities

• Provide supervision, management and mentorship of Solicitor Advocates in the Criminal Law Division.
• Contribute to service delivery planning.
• Develop advocacy capability.
• Support performance.
• Drive consistent service excellence across the Criminal Law Division.
• Build effective relationships with Public Defenders, Solicitors in Charge and other stakeholders.
• Address service delivery needs.
• Manage competing priorities.
• Ensure the delivery of high-quality legal services.

Requirements

• Hold Australian or NZ citizenship, Australian Permanent Residency.
• Undertake relevant pre-employment checks such as Working with Children Check, Criminal Record Check, and Conduct Service Check.
• Be admitted or eligible for admission as a legal practitioner in NSW.
• Provide a current NSW Practising Certificate before starting work.
• Hold a valid NSW driver license.
• Willing to travel to regional and metropolitan offices as required.

Skills

• Strong advocacy expertise.
• Demonstrated people leadership skills.
• Ability to lead, mentor and support Solicitor Advocates.
• Fostering professional development.
• Promoting best practice across a dispersed workforce.
• Collaborative and strategic leadership.
• Building effective relationships with stakeholders.

Location

• Sydney

Work Type

• Full-Time
• Ongoing

Experience Level

• Clerk Grade 11/12

Salary/Compensations

• $154,231 - $178,369 + Super

Benefits

• Flexible Working options.
• Professional Growth opportunities.
• Work Health, Safety and Wellbeing programs.

About the Company

• Legal Aid NSW provides legal advice, support and representation in criminal, family and civil law.
• They aim to help people across NSW navigate hardship and complex legal issues.
• They partner with LawAccess NSW, Community Legal Centres and the Aboriginal Legal Service NSW/ACT.
• They have a presence throughout the state, including a Central Sydney office, 25 regional offices, and satellite and outreach offices.

Equal Opportunity

• Legal Aid NSW is building a workplace where every culture, identity, ability and voice are included and valued.
• They welcome Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander peoples, people with visible and invisible disability, culturally diverse communities, and LGBTQI+ communities.
• They are committed to a recruitment process that is inclusive and barrier-free.